Magnification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of expanding something in apparent size

the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌæɡnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌaɡnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌaɡnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /mˌæɡnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exaggeration enlargement blowup overstatement

Antonyms

understatement

Word Forms

magnify	verb	increase in size, volume or significance
exaggerate	verb	to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overstate	verb	to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
enlarge	verb	make large
blow up	verb	make large

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vergrößerung

der Akt, etwas in scheinbarer Größe auszudehnen

🇫🇷French

grossissement

l'acte d'agrandir quelque chose en taille apparente

🇪🇸Spanish

aumento

el acto de expandir algo en tamaño aparente

🇮🇹Italian

ingrandimento

l'atto di espandere qualcosa in dimensioni apparenti

🇳🇱Dutch

vergroting

de handeling van het uitbreiden van iets in schijnbare omvang

🇵🇹Portuguese

ampliação

o ato de expandir algo em tamanho aparente

🇷🇺Russian

увеличение

действие по увеличению чего-либо в видимых размерах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बढ़ाई

किसी चीज़ को स्पष्ट आकार में विस्तारित करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবর্ধন

আপাত আকারে কিছু প্রসারিত করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

உருப்பெருக்கம்

வெளிப்படையான அளவில் எதையாவது விரிவாக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మాగ్నిఫికేషన్

స్పష్టమైన పరిమాణంలో ఏదో విస్తరించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

मोठेीकरण

स्पष्ट आकारात काहीतरी विस्तृत करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસ્તૃતીકરણ

દેખીતી કદમાં કંઈક વિસ્તૃત કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವರ್ಧನೆ

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಗಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാഗ്നിഫിക്കേഷൻ

ദൃശ്യമായ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ എന്തെങ്കിലും വികസിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸਤਾਰ

ਪ੍ਰਤੱਖ ਆਕਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਫੈਲਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

اضافہ

ظاہری سائز میں کسی چیز کو پھیلانے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放大

扩大某物表面尺寸的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

倍率

何かを見かけ上のサイズで拡大する行為

🇰🇷Korean

확대

어떤 것을 겉보기 크기로 확대하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phóng đại

hành động mở rộng một cái gì đó ở kích thước rõ ràng

🇹🇭Thai

กำลังขยาย

การขยายบางสิ่งให้ใหญ่ขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembesaran

tindakan memperluas sesuatu dalam ukuran nyata

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalaki

ang pagkilos ng pagpapalawak ng isang bagay sa maliwanag na sukat

🇲🇾Malay

pembesaran

perbuatan mengembangkan sesuatu dalam saiz yang ketara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التكبير

فعل توسيع شيء في الحجم الظاهر

🇮🇷Persian

بزرگنمایی

عمل گسترش چیزی در اندازه ظاهری

🇹🇷Turkish

büyütme

bir şeyi görünen boyutta genişletme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַגדָלָה

הפעולה של הרחבת משהו בגודל לכאורה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'magnification'?

The primary meaning of 'magnification' is 'the act of expanding something in apparent size'.

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Using 'magnification' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'magnification' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'magnification' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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